Cecelia "Cissy" Sumner came into dog training as a midlife career change. After 20 plus years in retail sales and management, dog training has become her passion. Cissy founded Best Behavior Dog Training in 2004 to help show dog owners how to teach their dogs using force free training methods. All of Cissy's training is driven by motivation. She firmly believes that if we can open the path of communication with our dogs, they will be happily compliant. Her clients, canine and human, enjoy the results of positive dog training.

Cissy has qualified for the following credentials and certifications

• Certified Professional Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed since 2003
• Certified Behavior Counselor-Knowledge Assessed one of the first 30 people to earn this credential world-wide.
• Consulting Trainer and Behavior Counselor for the Humane Society of Vero Beach and Indian River County
• APDT C.L.A.S.S. Evaluator
• AKC Canine Good Citizen Evaluator

August, 2009, Cissy was selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers. By being on the Board, Cissy feels she can pursue her goal of promoting motivational training and the recognition of dog training certifications. In addition to training dogs to be loving companions, Cissy teaches and competes in canine agility. Cissy has titled a variety of her own dogs as well as her clients in AKC and USDAA agility.

Cissy writes a weekly advice column "Ask the Dog Trainer" for the YourNews section of the Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers. In her column, Cissy answers questions from the public on training and behavior. She serves in an advisory position for several local and national breed rescues. Her goal is to make dog-training user friendly and find viable solutions to keep dogs in their homes.